Saturday 10 May 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 01:121:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:181:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0711:07 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:116:11 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Sun | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:0711:07 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 12:4812:48 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:101:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 07:557:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:077:07 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 27:253:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |